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01-13-2013, 07:51 PM
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I'm adding a picatinny rail on my M&P AR-15 for a forgrip/bi-pod..my question is ....does the heat shield need to be removed from the handguard in order to mount rail?? Or can you mount thru shield?
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01-13-2013, 08:39 PM
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the heat shield will just pop out and then you can pop it back in. depending upon what type of rail you got it can go either way. I find it is easier to gently pry it out so I can get my washers and everything centered.
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01-13-2013, 08:58 PM
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I used a Magpul 9 slot rail, I think it's the L4 rail. The screws were too short to go through the hand guard and heat shield. I also was having trouble removing the heat shield so I just cut some out with my drimel tool.
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01-13-2013, 09:18 PM
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VERY interesting. I found it odd the handguard on my Sport didn't have a heat shield when I changed it over to a quad rail last week. I had been wondering if I could convert it (heat shield) over too. After looking,there is no way I could have converted the heat shield anyway.
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01-13-2013, 09:57 PM
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thanks everyone for your advise..
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01-14-2013, 02:57 PM
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Maddmax pointed something out to me, My sport didnt come with a heat shield, but I have worked on some other rifles that did. I just dont remember which right now. Plus the ABArms handguard did also.
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